Spine · 1977 · 43 citations · 0 references
MedicineOrthopaedic SurgeryRadiologyMaxillofacial ImagingRadiographic AnatomySpine SurgeryCervical ImagingCervical TraumaComputed TomographySpine ImagingTrauma ImagingVertebral FracturesCervical Spine DislocationsCervical Spine DisordersCervical Spine EvaluationCervical Spine Injury ManagementCervical Spine Trauma ImagingCervical Trauma ImagingFracturesMultiple Fractures
Tomography was performed on 136 patients following trauma to the cervical spine. In approximately 25% of the patients tomograms demonstrated abnormalities not identified on the plain cervical spine radiographs: eg, odontoid fractures, facet fractures and dislocations, congenital lesions, multiple fractures, and other unsuspected lesions. In an additional 25% of patients, the tomograms disproved the suspected plain film findings. In 12.5% of the cases examined, the tomographic examination dramatically altered the management of the patient. In an additional 25%, the patient's management was significantly modified by the information obtained at tomography.